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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the boys was shot in Chapter 14, after a man with a beard was shot in the head?

2. In Chapter 12, when Ishmael and the others were captured at gunpoint, how many men were on the ground with uniforms soaked in blood?

3. In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?

4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. Where was Alhaji when the rebels attacked Mattru Jong?

Short Essay Questions

1. After UNICEF came to take them, why were the boys allowed to wander aimlessly about their new environment the first week they were there?

2. How did the boys act as their war memories began to return?

3. Why didn't the boys carry food and water during their first fight in Chapter 13?

4. Who did Ishmael meet as they approached the village where his family might have been staying?

5. In Chapter 13, what happened that made Ishmael get in the fight?

6. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

7. How did Ishmael become a spokesman for Bennin Home?

8. What did Saidu say about death?

9. What happy time was had in Chapter 10?

10. What was the extent of Ishmael's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 7-9, Ishmael experienced kindness and hostility. Did Ishmael experience more kindness or more hostility?

Essay Topic 2

Ishmael came a long way from the boy he was in Chapter 1, to the young man he was in Chapter 21. How was Ishmael a long way gone from who he was to who he became?

Essay Topic 3

The boys were starving in Chapters 4-5. Why was it such a challenge for them to find food?

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